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AFI 100 Years... series
1998	100 Movies
1999	100 Stars
2000	100 Laughs
2001	100 Thrills
2002	100 Passions
2003	100 Heroes and Villains
2004	100 Songs
2005	100 Movie Quotes
2005	Film Scores
2006	100 Cheers
2006	Movie Musicals
2007	100 Movies (Updated)
2008	AFI's 10 Top 10
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Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute June 22, 2004 in a CBS special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease.

Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music and West Side Story are tied for the most recognition, with three songs each on the list. The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born (#11 from the 1954 version and #16 from the 1976 version), Funny Girl, and Meet Me in St. Louis all have two entries.

Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Marni Nixon are tied for the most appearances, with 5 songs each. Barbra Streisand, and Julie Andrews follow with 4 songs each.

The list

#	Song	Film	Year	Performer
1	"Over the Rainbow"	The Wizard of Oz	1939	Judy Garland
2	"As Time Goes By"	Casablanca	1942	Dooley Wilson
3	"Singin' in the Rain"	Singin' in the Rain	1952	Gene Kelly
4	"Moon River"	Breakfast at Tiffany's	1961	Audrey Hepburn, Andy Williams
5	"White Christmas"	Holiday Inn	1942	Bing Crosby
6	"Mrs. Robinson"	The Graduate	1967	Simon & Garfunkel
7	"When You Wish upon a Star"	Pinocchio	1940	Cliff Edwards
8	"The Way We Were"	The Way We Were	1973	Barbra Streisand
9	"Stayin' Alive"	Saturday Night Fever	1977	The Bee Gees
10	"The Sound of Music"	The Sound of Music	1965	Julie Andrews
11	"The Man That Got Away"	A Star Is Born	1954	Judy Garland
12	"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	1953	Marilyn Monroe (partially dubbed by Marni Nixon)
13	"People"	Funny Girl	1968	Barbra Streisand
14	"My Heart Will Go On"	Titanic	1997	Celine Dion
15	"Cheek to Cheek"	Top Hat	1935	Fred Astaire
16	"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"	A Star Is Born	1976	Barbra Streisand
17	"I Could Have Danced All Night"	My Fair Lady	1964	Marni Nixon
18	"Cabaret"	Cabaret	1972	Liza Minnelli
19	"Some Day My Prince Will Come"	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	Adriana Caselotti
20	"Somewhere"	West Side Story	1961	Jimmy Bryant and Marni Nixon
21	"Jailhouse Rock"	Jailhouse Rock	1957	Elvis Presley
22	"Everybody's Talkin'"	Midnight Cowboy	1969	Harry Nilsson
23	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	1969	B.J. Thomas
24	"Ol' Man River"	Show Boat	1936	Paul Robeson
25	"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"	High Noon	1952	Tex Ritter
26	"The Trolley Song"	Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	Judy Garland
27	"Unchained Melody"	Ghost	1990	The Righteous Brothers
28	"Some Enchanted Evening"	South Pacific	1958	Giorgio Tozzi
29	"Born to Be Wild"	Easy Rider	1969	Steppenwolf
30	"Stormy Weather"	Stormy Weather	1943	Lena Horne
31	"Theme from New York, New York"	New York, New York	1977	Liza Minnelli
32	"I Got Rhythm"	An American in Paris	1951	Gene Kelly and the MGM Children's Chorus
33	"Aquarius"	Hair	1979	Ren Woods
34	"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"	Shall We Dance	1937	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
35	"America"	West Side Story	1961	Rita Moreno
36	"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"	Mary Poppins	1964	Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke
37	"Swinging on a Star"	Going My Way	1944	Bing Crosby
38	"Theme from Shaft"	Shaft	1971	Isaac Hayes
39	"Days of Wine and Roses"	Days of Wine and Roses	1962	Henry Mancini
40	"Fight the Power"	Do the Right Thing	1989	Public Enemy
41	"New York, New York"	On the Town	1949	Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin
42	"Luck Be a Lady"	Guys and Dolls	1955	Marlon Brando
43	"The Way You Look Tonight"	Swing Time	1936	Fred Astaire
44	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Beaches	1988	Bette Midler
45	"That's Entertainment"	The Band Wagon	1953	Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, and Oscar Levant
46	"Don't Rain on My Parade"	Funny Girl	1968	Barbra Streisand
47	"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"	Song of the South	1947	James Baskett
48	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"	The Man Who Knew Too Much	1956	Doris Day
49	"Make 'Em Laugh"	Singin' in the Rain	1952	Donald O'Connor
50	"Rock Around the Clock"	Blackboard Jungle	1955	Bill Haley and His Comets
51	"Fame"	Fame	1980	Irene Cara
52	"Summertime"	Porgy and Bess	1959	Loulie Jean Norman
53	"Goldfinger"	Goldfinger	1964	Shirley Bassey
54	"Shall We Dance?"	The King and I	1956	Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner
55	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Flashdance	1983	Irene Cara
56	"Thank Heaven for Little Girls"	Gigi	1958	Maurice Chevalier
57	"The Windmills of Your Mind"	The Thomas Crown Affair	1968	Noel Harrison
58	"Gonna Fly Now"	Rocky	1976	Bill Conti
59	"Tonight"	West Side Story	1961	Marni Nixon
60	"It Had to Be You"	When Harry Met Sally...	1989	Harry Connick, Jr.
61	"Get Happy"	Summer Stock	1950	Judy Garland
62	"Beauty and the Beast"	Beauty and the Beast	1991	Angela Lansbury
63	"Thanks for the Memory"	The Big Broadcast of 1938	1938	Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
64	"My Favorite Things"	The Sound of Music	1965	Julie Andrews
65	"I Will Always Love You"	The Bodyguard	1992	Whitney Houston
66	"Suicide Is Painless"	MASH	1970	Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman
67	"Nobody Does It Better"	The Spy Who Loved Me	1977	Carly Simon
68	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Philadelphia	1993	Bruce Springsteen
69	"On the Good Ship Lollipop"	Bright Eyes	1934	Shirley Temple
70	"Summer Nights"	Grease	1978	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
71	"The Yankee Doodle Boy"	Yankee Doodle Dandy	1942	James Cagney
72	"Good Morning"	Singin' in the Rain	1952	Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds
73	"Isn't It Romantic?"	Love Me Tonight	1932	Maurice Chevalier, Bert Roach, Rolfe Sedan, chorus and Jeanette MacDonald
74	"Rainbow Connection"	The Muppet Movie	1979	Kermit the Frog
75	"Up Where We Belong"	An Officer and a Gentleman	1982	Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
76	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	Judy Garland
77	"The Shadow of Your Smile"	The Sandpiper	1965
78	"9 to 5"	Nine to Five	1980	Dolly Parton
79	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"	Arthur	1981	Christopher Cross
80	"Springtime for Hitler"	The Producers	1968
81	"I'm Easy"	Nashville	1975	Keith Carradine
82	"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"	The Wizard of Oz	1939	The Munchkins
83	"The Rose"	The Rose	1979	Bette Midler
84	"Put the Blame on Mame"	Gilda	1946	Anita Ellis
85	"Come What May"	Moulin Rouge!	2001	Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
86	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	Dirty Dancing	1987	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
87	"Buttons and Bows"	The Paleface	1948	Bob Hope
88	"Do Re Mi"	The Sound of Music	1965	Julie Andrews
89	"Puttin' on the Ritz"	Young Frankenstein	1974	Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle
90	"Seems Like Old Times"	Annie Hall	1977	Diane Keaton
91	"Let the River Run"	Working Girl	1988	Carly Simon
92	"Long Ago (and Far Away)"	Cover Girl	1944	Gene Kelly
93	"Lose Yourself"	8 Mile	2002	Eminem
94	"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"	The Big Chill	1983	Temptations
95	"(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco"	Road to Morocco	1942	Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
96	"Footloose"	Footloose	1984	Kenny Loggins
97	"42nd Street"	42nd Street	1933	Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, and ensemble
98	"All That Jazz"	Chicago	2002	Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger
99	"Hakuna Matata"	The Lion King	1994	Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Joseph Williams
100	"Old Time Rock and Roll"	Risky Business	1983	Bob Seger

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